Paul Hembery Explained

Paul Hembery
Birth Date:21 March 1966
Birth Place:Yeovil, Somerset, England
Occupation:Motorsport director

Paul Hembery (born 21 March 1966)[1] is a British engineer the former Motorsport Director and then Latin America Executive Director of Pirelli.[2] He was first employed in the tyre industry in research and development, later becoming involved in commercial work. Hembery has also worked as a CEO of Pirelli Asia Pacific and has been involved in the World Rally Championship and Formula One racing series.

Biography

Hembery was born in Yeovil. His first job was working in the tyre industry for 20 years, working in research and development and later working in a commercial role.[3] He was first employed by Pirelli in 1992. Hembery has worked as the CEO of Pirelli Asia Pacific[4] and currently works in the supply of controlling tyres in the World Rally Championship and Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series since 2008 and has also become involved in Pirelli's operation in Formula One since the company supplied tyres to F1 teams at the start of the 2011 season.[5] From 15 March 2017, Hembery became president of Pirelli LatAM but continued to maintain overall supervision of Pirelli's motor racing activities.[6] Hembery left Pirelli in December 2019 and took up employment with various businesses across the United Kingdom and the United States. He also founded ULU.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography Paul Hembery – Pirelli Motorsport Director. pirelli.com. Pirelli. 21 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150404062104/http://www.pirelli.com/tyre/ww/en/f1/f1-paul-hembery. 4 April 2015. dead.
  2. Web site: Smith . Luke . Paul Hembery handed new Pirelli role amid management reshuffle . NBC Sports . 7 March 2017 . 25 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181125204306/https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2017/03/07/paul-hembery-handed-new-pirelli-role-amid-management-reshuffle/ . 25 November 2018 . live .
  3. Web site: Global Competitiveness Forum: Paul Hembery. Global Competitiveness Forum. 23 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20120919104305/http://www.gcf.org.sa/en/Speakers/Paul-Hembery/. 19 September 2012. live.
  4. Web site: Humphreys. Dave. Interview with Paul Hembery, Pirelli F1 Motorsport Director. beepbeep.ie. 22 July 2011. 23 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130404023826/http://www.beepbeep.ie/news-stories/Interview+with+Paul+Hembery%2C+Pirelli+F1+Motorsport+Director. 4 April 2013. live.
  5. Web site: Paul Hembery. F1 Pulse. 25 March 2011. 23 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130424001817/http://f1pulse.com/f1_people/f1_fraternity/201103255/paul-hembery. 24 April 2013. dead.
  6. Web site: Noble. Jonathan. 7 March 2017. Pirelli reshuffles F1 structure as Hembery gets new job. 1 November 2020. Motorsport.com.
  7. News: Wiggan. Dylan. ULU helping U love U, the story of a new CBD company. Bristol Post. 23 March 2020. 9 November 2020.